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The Cost of Lockdowns on Health Care Access: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Shamma A. Alam, associate professor of economics and chairperson of the department of international studies...
A person holds a sign with words Stand with Gaza on it

What the ‘Antisemitism Awareness’ Bill Could Mean for Higher Ed

The House voted Wednesday to codify a broad definition of antisemitism into federal law. Supporters say it’s necessary to protect Jewish students. Critics worry that it could chill free speech on campus.

Pro-Palestinian protesters wearing masks and holding signs stand on stairs near an encampment at the UCLA campus

Poll: Nearly Half of Adults Oppose the Pro-Palestinian Protests at Colleges

The pro-Palestinian protests on many college campuses are dividing opinions—especially between younger and older adults—with nearly half of those responding...
A photograph of an officer in riot gear arresting a protester in the pro-Palestinian campus encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles..

Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive?

Faculty and free expression groups are sounding alarms about threatened limitations and crackdowns on professors’ speech and student protests.

Tenure and Promotion Barriers Persist for Women, Faculty of Color

The number of women and people of color on the tenure track has increased over the past seven years, but...
A black-and-white image of members of the National Guard firing tear gas at student protestors at Kent State University on May 4, 1970.
Opinion

The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970

The lessons of Kent State should not go unremembered, Todd Diacon writes.

An academic building reads Piedmont Virginia Community College against a blue sky.

Virginia County Defunds Community College Over SJP Film Screening

After Students for Justice in Palestine showed a movie on campus at Piedmont Virginia Community College, a local county suspended funding for the college.

A student in a graduation gown stands above a sign that says “free Palestine.”

Grad Speakers Join the Protest Fray

Speakers at USC and CUNY have withdrawn from commencement ceremonies, while one at Michigan criticized administrators for failing to divest.